Dubai court annuls marriage to 'bearded lady'

[Daandurreey]

 

(BBC News)An Arabic country's ambassador to Dubai has had his marriage contract annulled after discovering the bride was cross-eyed and had facial hair.

 

The woman had worn an Islamic veil, known as the niqab, on the few occasions the couple had met.

 

The envoy, who has not been identified, told a Sharia court her mother had tricked him by showing him pictures of the bride's sister, Gulf News reported.

 

He only discovered the deception when he lifted the woman's veil to kiss her.

 

The court had annulled the marriage contract but rejected a $130,000 (£83,000) compensation claim for gifts he had bought his intended, the report said.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8508077.stm

[Naden]

A bearded bride in Dubai? This story doesn't add up. I haven't met a people who are as vigilant and creative in hair removal as Arabs. She and her family would have found a million and one places to remove the hair.

[5]

Don't they all have facial hair? I agree with Naden.

 

If she wore a niqab, surely he could see her eyes and the fact that she was cross-eyed?

 

Maybe this "news" is just trying to denigrate the niqab. I can't think of any other reason for this kind of "news".